Truckers continue blockade over working conditions in California
- Truckers in California participated in a blockade of the Oakland port over concerns about a labor law that makes it difficult for them to work as independent drivers.
- The blockade could exacerbate disruptions brought by lingering supply chain issues.
- The Oakland port is a major hub for agricultural exports, including almonds, rice, and wine. Along with Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California
- Drivers picketed gates and blocked other truckers from hauling cargo in and out of the port.
Construction accidents lead to costly workers comp issues
- About 137,000 construction employees suffer serious injuries at work, and more than 800 of them die from those injuries, according to the United States Department of Labor.
- Some of the most common accidents are falls, being hit by vehicles, getting struck by moving or falling materials, electrocution trench collapse, and fires or explosions.
- After a workplace accident occurs, medical costs and lack of income during recovery become a priority.
- Sometimes workers’ compensation and insurance don’t fully cover costly medical expenses or missed days of work.
Kansas worker killed in explosion
- A Bushton, Kansas, man working on an oil well was killed during a workplace incident.
- Two men were welding at an oil well site when some type of gas buildup exploded, according to the Harper County Sheriff Department.
- The victim was identified as 57-year-od Charles Weber.
- A medical helicopter flew another 27-year-old man to a burn unit in Wichita for treatment and his condition has not been released.
Airpot worker stabbed
- A San Francisco International Airport worker was stabbed at a baggage claim area and taken to a hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
- A suspect was taken into custody but police have not released any more information.
- It was the third security incident in four weeks at the airport.
- A man was arrested for allegedly reporting a false bomb threat and another suspect attacked three people with a machete in the airport’s international terminal.